IKEKE-ANTWUN, THE DIRRELL’S, & TWO ANDRES! Airway Heights, WA-ESPN 2 goes with a toss up of a min event with Kingsley Ikeke (22-1) vs. Antwun Echols (31-5-1). Although I favor the elongated Ikeke 2-1, I wouldn’t consider betting Ikeke solely because of the power of Echols. Andre Dirrell (3-0) vs. “It Don’t Matter I.” The other “Andre” on the 2004 Olympic Team, Andre Dirrell’s is no slouch. He’s also a good friend of Gold Medallist Andre Ward, who is scheduled to be ringside. Also on the bill, Andre’s brother Anthony Dirrell (3-0) vs. “It Don’t Matter II.” Simply put, these two siblings can fight and will beat anybody at this level with relative ease! First ESPN 2 bell clangs at 9 PM EDT in New York and 6 PM PDT in Los Angeles.
FRANKIE TO DUPLICATE EFFORT OVER JOHNNY TAPIA Albuquerque, NM-Ex-champion Johnny “Mi Vida Loca” Tapia (54-4-2) is attempting to extract revenge tonight when he meets fellow Albuquerque native Frankie Archuleta (24-4-1) on Telefutura. Even though Frankie beat Tapia last year, I make the grisly vet a 9-5 choice because of his name. Frankie won first time after a slow start. I say he wins this time in easier fashion over Johnny. Betting $1,000 imaginary beans to get back $2,800. Underneath, undefeated prospect Cuauhtemoc Vargas (12-0-1) meets and beats Francisco Urrabaza (6-2-1).
ROCK IS BACK AND IN DIFFERENT ROLE Rock Newman will never be confused with somebody that’s afraid to tell you where to go, if need be. The man that made former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe as fat in the pocketbook as he is now physically, Rock roamed the earth as the “King of Implosion.” Simply put, Newman just didn’t give a puck what anybody thought. Now he’s going to promote the Mike Tyson-Kevin McBride fight on June 11 in Washington, DC. Welcome back Rock, I know I missed you!
MONDAY WE’RE GOING AFTER ROD NAZARIO! You’ve got to watch yourself when you publicly voice opinions about people if you don’t have facts to support your cause. That being said, I’ll be showcasing both Monday morning as I’m going after the husband of a Philippine Supreme Court Judge in Rod Nazario. A paid advisor to World featherweight king Manny Pacquiao, had Nazario been doing his job, Murad Muhammad would not have made more money than Pacquiao. Only, I won’t be not nearly as polite!
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